All Contractors articles – Page 261
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Five bidders in race for £485m flood defence contract
Exclusive: Morgan Sindall, Mace and Costain among five bidders shortlisted for massive Thames Estuary flood defence programme
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DGT Structures goes under with 90 jobs axed
Norwich-based £20m-turnover steelwork contractor falls into administration
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In construction, good relationships count
Being ethical and treating your supply chain properly can guard against risks like inflation
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Watch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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Contractor picked for new Lord's stadium job
Exclusive: Bam wins job to rebuild Warner Stand, which is first part of wider £200m redevelopment
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Laing O'Rourke outclasses rivals with £180m Mayfair job
Prestigious Clarges Estate win helps contractor to top of January’s league table, while overall activity dips
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Bad advice turning young people off construction
CITB report calls for industry to engage with schools to improve ‘largely unfavourable, outdated and ill-informed careers advice’
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Let's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community
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North Midland forecasts £6m loss due to problem jobs
Firm said it had been hit by “unfavourable” settlements
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One third of all construction work is now housebuilding
Barbour ABI figures show construction’s reliance on sector
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Life returns to the regions
Most contractors now say they are seeing an increase in tendering activity outside of London. This upturn in activity cannot come a moment too soon
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It’s not over yet
Paul Sheffield may be leaving Kier in good shape but the contracting sector as a whole is not entirely out of the woods
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Deloitte warns of rapid construction cost rises
Report predicts sharp rise in costs in first half of this year, plus contractor failures
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Morgan Sindall puts faith in regeneration
Firm expects big boost from its regeneration arm as tightening margins and £15m writedown drag down profit
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City surprised by exit of Kier boss
Analysts surprised Paul Sheffield has decided to leave the firm so soon after Kier’s acquisition of May Gurney
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Women lead the charge as construction employment rises
The data suggests that the construction roles where women tend to be prevalent may be making a come back
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Three firms vie for role on £450m Paradise Circus
Exclusive: Developer Argent invites three contractors to bid for first phase of massive Birmingham scheme
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Morgan Sindall poaches Bouygues regional director
Former Bouygues man to head up operations across the southern home counties
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Morgan Sindall's problem jobs linked to Amec acquisition
The problem jobs that forced Morgan Sindall to write-off nearly £15m are linked the firm’s acquisition of Amec’s construction business
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Galliford Try targets major jump in construction revenue
Contractor Galliford Try has set itself a target of raising revenue from its construction business by 50% by 2018